Help me find an unusual component..

[SinNisTeR]

So, my new roommate one day says to me, "You can have this..."
It was a portable dvd player, nothing fancy.. M270

He said to me, ive never got it to work.. so i think to my self, i can fix it! i try running a dvd, and nothing! sounded like the motor to spin the dvd was dead. so i decided to open it. To my amazement, the motor was perfect, the problem was this torn little ribbon that sends the movie to the lcd screen. i took some shots and now need to know where i can find such a cable. where do i look? who do i contact? please help!

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THANKS!!

 

[helpmeout]

Have you searched Google? I got a lot of hits for companies selling the M270. BTW-- search "M270". I didn't look at all of them, but some may sell parts or have a service department that can get it for you, or an address for a parts place.

 

[SinNisTeR]

i emailed AMW directly, hopefully they will respond. i was wondering if anyone knew of any companies that make ribbons like these. i searched using the ribbon information, but nothing came up. =

 

[Shawn]

I too would like to know where to find ribbons like that. How in the world did that ribbon get ripped like that?

 

[SinNisTeR]

well, it was cut at the bottom from heavens knows what. maybe opening and closing on the ribbon.. the cut along the middle was me, i opened it to see the information inside...

 

[PrincessGuard]

It's called a mylar or flex cable. They're generally custom-made so you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone selling them in that shape, let alone in small quantities.

 

[SinNisTeR]

Originally posted by: PrincessGuard
It's called a mylar or flex cable. They're generally custom-made so you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone selling them in that shape, let alone in small quantities.

nooooooooo dont say that!
hmmm i wonder what my other options are with this dvd player... can i use the lcd for anything cool?

 

[VirtualLarry]

That cable doesn't look like it has that many wires. Depending on the connections required on each end, and proximity to other circuit-board components, you could still salvage that thing, by using an IDE ribbon cable and getting out the ol' soldering iron.

Edit: On second thought... (didn't realize 'pic 4' was a close-up shot).. that could be slightly trickier to hand-solder. Perhaps use an 80-wire IDE cable? It's still doable, if you have steady hands.